Labor & Delivery RN
Croix Falls, Wisconsin
Saint Croix Regional Medical Center

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse - Labor & Delivery

Location: St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin
Contract Length: 13 weeks (approximately 3 months)
Shift: Nights (7p-7:30a), 12-hour shifts
Hours: 36 hours per week guaranteed
Weekend Requirement: Every 3rd weekend (Fri/Sat/Sun)
Holiday Requirement: Every 3rd holiday
Schedule: Set by manager, with attempts to accommodate requests; schedule released about 2 months in advance

Unit Details

• Labor & Delivery unit with 6 LDRP beds
• No OR suites on unit for C-sections (done in main OR)
• No triage or postpartum beds on unit
• Approximately 17 births per month (220 per year)
• Follow AWHONN guidelines for nurse-to-patient ratios
• Common patient types: labor, delivery, postpartum, mom/baby couplets (>34 weeks gestation)
• Neonatal care includes "well baby" nursery with IV antibiotics, IV dextrose, feeders/growers, and bili babies
• Post-surgical patients (post-appendectomy, post-cholecystectomy) cared for on OB unit
• No VBACs or TOLACs performed

Required Qualifications

• License: Must have a Wisconsin or compact RN license
• Certifications:

  • BLS (Basic Life Support)
  • ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)
  • NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
  • AWHONN certification required; EMF Intermediate and STABLE certifications preferred
• Experience: Minimum 1 year of OB experience required
• Ability to manage labor & delivery, postpartum care, mom/baby couplets, well baby nursery, and post-surgical patients on OB unit
• MedSurg experience preferred due to occasional float to MedSurg unit as helping hands
• RNs are required to titrate drips such as oxytocin, magnesium, and insulin

Additional Information

• No charge nurse on shift; only 2 nurses staffed per shift
• House supervisor available 24/7 and NRP trained
• No nurse aides or surgical techs on unit
• OB/Neonatologist and anesthesia coverage in-house during weekdays, on-call after hours and weekends
• Tele/Monitor techs available; RNs not required to interpret their own strips
• Electronic Fetal Monitoring system: OBIX
• Scrubs provided
• OB department orientation: 2 shifts

Summary

This is a night shift Labor & Delivery RN position in a rural hospital setting with a focus on comprehensive OB care including labor, delivery, postpartum, neonatal well baby care, and post-surgical patients. The role requires a minimum of 1 year OB experience, multiple certifications, and flexibility to float to MedSurg as needed. The schedule includes every third weekend and holiday with no call or standby requirements.